Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa to enter country - News Summed Up

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa to enter country


(CNN) Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic may not be able to defend his 2021 title after his visa to enter Australia was canceled following an outcry over his controversial "medical exemption" from the country's coronavirus vaccination rules. "Entry with a visa requires double vaccination or a medical exemption," Morrison said. Djokovic's legal team sought an urgent injunction against the Australian Border Forces' decision to revoke his visa. During a news conference Wednesday, CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley defended the impartiality of the medical exemption review process, telling reporters, "No one knew who the applicant was." Exemption conditionsUnder the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation's (ATAGI) current guidelines, a medical exemption is granted to individuals who have an "acute major medical condition (e.g.


Source: CNN January 06, 2022 08:22 UTC



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